Ch 220 : A person without desires

Eastern Land of Fire, Former Site of the Land of Whirlpools

After the destruction of the nation, this area was annexed by the Fire Country.

The Uzumaki Clan had long scattered following that disaster, and the sparse population now consisted of later settlers.

Tobirama, during his travels, arrived here.

The Uzumaki Clan and the Senju Clan were distant relatives.

His elder brother's wife, Uzumaki Mito, was from the Uzumaki Clan.

Tobirama had visited the Land of Whirlpools several times, but now everything here was completely different.

Being near the sea, the locals made their living through fishing.

However, the region was remote and underdeveloped, lacking ninja or organized military forces.

Tobirama wandered around the area, finding only remnants of broken walls, faint evidence of a once-thriving community.

He eventually came to a dilapidated structure — the Uzumaki Clan's shrine.

It looked almost completely destroyed.

During the Uzumaki Clan's existence, there were two significant places: the Mask Hall, which stored masks, and this shrine.

Tobirama had already visited the Mask Hall, located not far from Konoha.

That place was equally ruined, but he noticed that someone had been there before him — the Death God Mask was gone.

He had researched the Reaper Death Seal in the village, intending to release the soul of his disciple, Hiruzen Sarutobi, from the Death God's belly, sparing him from eternal entrapment.

The anomaly at the Mask Hall made Tobirama uneasy.

The Uzumaki Clan's shrine was half-collapsed and half-buried underground.

Over time, wild grass had grown over the surface.

Tobirama circled the site several times before forming hand seals and using Earth Release to alter the terrain, exposing the entire shrine.

However, as soon as he completed the technique, something unexpected happened.

The moment the ruined shrine was unearthed, the ground beneath Tobirama's feet began to tremble violently, cracking open with countless fissures, and rapidly collapsing inward.

A hidden underground space was revealed before him.

Tobirama was stunned.

He had never known that the Uzumaki Clan's shrine concealed such a secret.

After a brief hesitation, Tobirama leaped down.

"Roar—"

As soon as Tobirama descended into the underground space, an enraged roar instantly echoed through his mind.

The sound didn't travel through the air but seemed to resonate directly within his consciousness.

The surrounding walls were covered in intricate and mysterious patterns, resembling some kind of strange sealing technique.

The patterns glowed intermittently, and Tobirama could feel the chakra flowing through them, indicating that the technique was still active.

Taking a deep breath, Tobirama shook his head to clear his thoughts.

He then activated a mental barrier technique, which eased his discomfort significantly.

Looking ahead at the dim corridor illuminated by the glowing patterns of the surrounding seals, Tobirama hesitated for a moment before tossing a special kunai forward.

Afterward, he decided to proceed cautiously.

All sealing techniques and formations require chakra to function and are inherently dependent on people.

There's no such thing as a technique that can operate entirely on its own without external intervention.

Suppressing the doubts and suspicions in his heart, Tobirama continued advancing.

The glowing patterns on the floor, walls, and ceiling grew brighter the deeper he went.

He steadily heightened his vigilance, ready to respond to any sudden developments.

Finally, the corridor opened up into a massive underground chamber.

The seals embedded in the walls illuminated the space with a bright, otherworldly glow.

At the center of this vast room stood a cylindrical glass container filled with liquid.

Inside it floated a red-haired boy.

Connected to the outside of the glass container was a humanoid figure with pale, ghastly skin.

The figure appeared gaunt and withered, as though all its nutrients had been drained away.

It was a White Zetsu!

Tobirama's pupils contracted sharply as countless thoughts raced through his mind in an instant.

At that moment, several figures suddenly appeared out of nowhere, hurtling toward Tobirama.

His expression darkened slightly as he swiftly struck out with lightning-fast movements, knocking them all to the ground.

To his surprise, the attackers were all White Zetsu!

Tobirama had not dealt lethal blows.

Grabbing one by the collar, he demanded coldly, "Who is your master?"

The White Zetsu did not respond.

Instead, it began sinking into the ground.

At the same time, the other two started merging with the earth as well.

Tobirama yanked the one he held forcefully, but the result was that its body was torn apart, with one half remaining in his grip while the other half vanished underground.

Tobirama's expression shifted between light and dark.

He searched the area thoroughly and found a mask.

Judging by its design, it was the same Death God Mask that had been taken from the Mask Hall.

On the ground was also an unprocessed scroll that had been used to cast the Reaper Death Seal.

Holding the Death God Mask in one hand and the scroll in the other, Tobirama's gaze shifted toward the red-haired boy inside the container.

After some investigation, he discerned that the patterns engraved on the walls were part of a high-level sealing technique designed to conceal chakra and suppress sensory detection.

This place was extremely remote.

If not for Tobirama coming here specifically for the Reaper Death Seal, no one would have ever set foot in this godforsaken place.

But even so, the site was concealed with such elaborate measures—what were they trying to protect or hide from?

Were those White Zetsu guarding this boy? Judging from his hair color, he was likely of the Uzumaki Clan...

However, the image of Orochimaru suddenly surfaced in Tobirama's mind.

White Zetsu were creatures created by Orochimaru.

It was also possible that this boy, like Tobirama's own body, merely possessed cells from the Uzumaki Clan.

The only possibility Tobirama could think of was that someone intended to resurrect Orochimaru.

The Death God Mask was the key to undoing the Reaper Death Seal, and this body appeared to be prepared as a vessel for Orochimaru.

Who was behind all this? Or was it all part of Orochimaru's plan before his death, orchestrating White Zetsu to carry out his fallback strategy?

Tobirama put away the scroll and mask, then approached the boy's container.

The vessel was simply an incubation tank, with the connected White Zetsu providing nutrients to the boy.

After much deliberation, Tobirama decided to open the container.

He preemptively carved a sealing technique into the ground to restrain the boy upon awakening.

With a loud surge of water, the container slowly opened.

However, at that very moment, the furious roar that had echoed in Tobirama's mind earlier returned—this time even more violent and intense, directly shattering his mental barrier technique.

He was rendered incapable of any countermeasure.

An indescribable pain spread from his brain throughout his entire body, making his very soul tremble.

In this excruciating agony, Tobirama lost consciousness.

When he slowly opened his eyes again, he found the red-haired boy from the container crouched naked, curiously peering at him up close.

On high alert, Tobirama instinctively got to his feet.

He had never been so disoriented before—the soul-shattering impact had knocked him out completely.

The red-haired boy spoke, "Who are you?"

Tobirama frowned and remained silent, observing the boy's innocent and puzzled expression.

The boy glanced at Tobirama's red hair, then at his own.

"Are you my dad?"

Tobirama: "..."

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